Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera tiehmii (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 13: 389 (2003) |
Native Range | nc. California to w. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-3600m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, carnose, thick, erect, spathulate, sparsely hirsute, stem leaves sessile, oblong, acute, 8-12mm long, flowers in raceme, siliques long, glabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, lavender |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis tiehmii Rollins |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |